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Gratin Dauphinois

Type: Vegetables
Courses: Side dish
Serves: 4 people

Recipe Ingredients

1   Plump garlic clove - peeled, halved (large)
2 lbs 908g / 32ozFirm-fleshed potatoes - peeled, and
  Sliced very thin
4 oz 113gSwiss Gruyere cheese - freshly grated
2 cups 474mlWhole milk
1/2 cup 118mlHeavy cream
  Sea salt - to taste
  Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste

Recipe Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.

Rub the inside of a shallow 2-quart gratin dish with garlic.

In a large bowl, combine the potatoes, 3/4 of the cheese, the milk, cream, salt, and pepper. Mix well. Spoon the mixture into the baking dish, pouring the liquid over the potatoes. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.

Place in the center of the oven and bake until the potatoes are cooked through and the top is crisp and golden, about 1 hour and 15 minutes.

This recipe yields 4 to 6 servings.

Source:
PATRICIA WELLS AT HOME IN PROVENCE by Patricia Wells (c) 1996 - Scribner, New York, NY - 349 pages - $40.00 - As reprinted in the Sep/Oct, 1997 issue of Cookbook Digest

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